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Auctions

JEvans

Published at 00:00, Friday, 20 February 2004

MITCHELL’S fortnightly sale of store and breeding cattle saw a catalogue entry of more that 200 head on offer. Many onlookers felt that the trade reached its dearest level yet with all cattle in huge demand.

Bullocks topped at £730 to Keith Huddleston, Broom Farm, whilst Bert Tyson, Seaview sold heifers to £638. All bulls on green CID’s were sought after as were all heifers regardless of age and type.

A small entry of dairy cattle found pleasing local competition whilst calves were in much demand being appreciably dearer than the recent sales. There were several buyers who could not buy enough on the day.

Hopes Auction Co Ltd, Wigton, held their weekly sale of prime stock on Tuesday when there was an entry of 235 prime cattle with 28 bulls together with 419 prime sheep including ewes.

Prime Cattle. Another large show of cattle met a more hesitant demand however secondary sorts were a good trade with averages easing by just 1.5p.

The top price was 139.5p/kg paid for a Limousin x heifer shown by K H Twentyman, Croft House Farm, Aughertree, Ireby and was purchased by S Stoddart for D Nattrass, Butcher, The Market, Carlisle.

Top price per head for heifers was £744.98 for a Belgian Blue shown by Lowther Park Farms, Home Farm, Lowther, and was purchased by Woodhead Bros, Colne.

Bullocks sold to 126.5p/kg paid for a Belgian Blue x shown by R & MG Watson, Broomfield Farm, Dalston, and was purchased by Woodhead Bros, Colne. Top price per head was £895.28 for a Limousin bullock shown by R S Teasdale, Lambfoot Farm, Embleton, Cockermouth, and was purchased by G Nutter, Burnley.

ANOTHER pleasing cattle trade at Mitchell’s with trade very similar to last week. Bulls were a shade dearer if anything. Rodney and Janice Smith, Lake View topped at 107.50p/kg for a nice Limousin bought by John Nicholson, butcher of Maryport. M/s Wilson, Lamplugh Hall got to 98.5p/kg for their best Black and White purchased by Les Fell of Settle. Kevin Holliday, Struddabank had another nice run of heifers topping at 109.50p/kg for a Simmental. Top priced bullock was a heavy Charolais from John Harrison, Crosbythwaite which sold for 106.5p/kg purchased by Les Fell of Settle. All buyers were left short of numbers.

Mitchell’s Auction Co Ltd had forward 2,813 prime sheep. A larger show of sheep forward maintained late rates with heavy types peaking at £81.50 (133.6p/kg) for a pen of 61kg Texel x hoggetts shown by R Percival, Risehow Farm purchased by Tony Harrison, quality butcher, Cockermouth. Export Hoggs sold to 156.6p/kg (£69.20) for a pen of 41kg Texel x hoggs shown by G W Whitfield & Son, Stowbank purchased by M Lomax, Milnthorpe. With end of the season for many sellers a mixed show for meat was on offer. Overall average - £131.2p/kg.

Light hoggs again met a strong demand with a full ringside of buyers bidding freely throughout. Top price of the day was 137.3p/kg (£41.20) for a pen of 30kg Scotch Blackfaced hoggs shown by M/s J Scott, Carrickdene purchased by M Lomax, Milnthorpe. Overall average 119.7p/kg. Fell ewes hit their dearest level for some time, whilst heavier ewes fully maintained recent high rates.